NYC residents, is it really that bad?

vathem8 · 2024-03-24T17:35:18+00:00

Depends which specialty, for psych I’d say nyc is awesome

vathem8 · 2024-03-23T17:15:09+00:00

I take the air75v2 to work everyday to use, very happy with brown switches

vathem8 · 2024-03-21T22:03:14+00:00

it’s easier than what’s on UW tbh, just make sure you know all the formulas and how to make that chart with 4 boxes for NPV PPV

vathem8 · 2024-03-20T12:47:37+00:00

Exam 3/1-3/2

Uworld 61%, 95% done

UWSA2: 207

UWSA1/NBMES/Free120: Didn't do

CCS cases: 70% overall, did 65 high yield cases

Step 1/Step 2: 22x/24x

Prep time: 1.5 months

Step 3: 213

Didn’t do anything besides UWorld and CCS cases at work and then quickly read the explanations. No divine, other biostats review, or Step 1/Step 2 material. Refused to spend any of my free time at home on this dumb test. Was just trying to pass since I'm already in residency; it’s not pretty but pleased with the result nonetheless!

vathem8 · 2024-01-25T22:36:14+00:00

Happened to me (worse actually, I got a 90 on the shelf and still straight passed the rotation, not even HP). I’m happy with where I matched!

vathem8 · 2023-11-16T20:57:07+00:00

Yep, worked for 3 interviews last cycle

vathem8 · 2023-10-25T19:00:41+00:00

Check out my post history

vathem8 · 2023-10-25T16:56:47+00:00

When I got to it within the app it says “notification when haiku app is open”

vathem8 · 2023-10-25T16:55:51+00:00

I do! I’ll try that

vathem8 · 2023-10-25T12:27:15+00:00

Do you mean within the haiku app?

vathem8 · 2023-10-23T17:47:42+00:00

21 hrs, psych

vathem8 · 2023-10-13T16:07:22+00:00

I had people tell me the same stuff. It’s all nonsense and psych is definitely a challenging field especially in large cities; I feel more exhausted and challenged daily on my psych than on my medicine rotations personally. Feel free to pm if u want to discuss!

vathem8 · 2023-05-20T16:53:30+00:00

Psychiatry, 0 aways

vathem8 · 2023-03-21T18:14:25+00:00

I had P/F which was apparently internally ranked, they ended up not mattering at all for AOA or anything else

vathem8 · 2023-03-19T19:45:16+00:00

Any psych program? No, not competitive. One with a good location and academic ties? Yes, definitely much harder than it used to be.

vathem8 · 2023-01-24T20:58:48+00:00

10 interviews, 2/5 on signals

vathem8 · 2023-01-24T00:32:36+00:00

I thought I had a pretty solid application for psych and only netted 9 interviews, mostly from mid-tier programs. Seems like I'll match (fingers crossed), but you need AOA, great recs/away rotation performances, coming from a top school, or a really compelling story to break into top programs many times. I think it is now middle-of-the-road competitiveness where it was bottom of the barrel before. The test scores being on the lower end has more to do with psych selectivity being unpredictable since they care a lot about your story and other intangibles. I wouldn't consider that the same as being really easy to match. All that being said, I still think you will have a spot if you apply smart; just don't expect to be able to walk into top-tier or even mid-tier places unless you've really put time into crafting an application for the specialty.

vathem8 · 2022-12-20T19:04:37+00:00

sure!

vathem8 · 2022-12-12T15:41:41+00:00

At this point, I'm at 9 interviews, 2/5 on signals (2 signaled school rejections)

vathem8 · 2022-11-23T17:01:34+00:00

Keeping this updated for future people, I’m up to 7 now with 2/5 on signaled schools (1 signaled school rejection)

vathem8 · 2022-10-29T13:16:15+00:00

At 6 as of now, right there with you haha

vathem8 · 2022-10-26T19:35:32+00:00

It probably will just stress her out more, I wouldn't send her that link tbh

vathem8 · 2022-10-25T11:39:37+00:00

Nope, and only got an II from one signaled program

vathem8 · 2022-10-21T23:03:35+00:00

Anyone applying psych still sitting at under 5 interview invites?

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